Emotional stress often leads to unconscious tensing of shoulder and neck muscles. Sedentary routines, inadequate breaks, and improper workstation setups can also limit blood circulation to these areas ...

Q: Since June of last year, I have experienced a very tight neck that makes sleeping and driving difficult. My doctor seems unconcerned but did recommend a physical therapist. While massage feels good ...

Neck pain may have many causes: Stress, poor posture, texting, injuries from sports, car or other accidents and chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia, to name a few. But there's another culprit you ...

Waking up with neck pain puts a huge damper on your day right from the start. While neck pain may not be at the top of the list when it comes to debilitating musculoskeletal problems (aka people tend ...

You wake up with a stiff neck, your lower back aches by noon, and your shoulders feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing — most of your body pain isn’t ...

We all have a complicated relationship with aging. It can be a beautiful thing— retirement, wisdom, self-awareness—but it also poses health challenges we never expected. One that can make us look ...

Meningitis causes swelling in the meninges, the protective membrane surrounding the spinal cord and brain. It is a serious illness that can be deadly. Treatment will vary depending on the type of ...

A recent episode of podcast "From the Heart" discusses how "text neck"—AKA bending your neck when looking at your phone—may give you pain and migraines. Here's how to fix it, both in yoga class and ...

How many of us find that by the end of the day, our necks, shoulders and upper backs are feeling stiff and a little sore? This has become pretty commonplace ...

Treatment for drug-induced aseptic meningitis (DIAM) is often as simple as having you stop taking the drug that caused it, but complications are possible. Meningitis is an inflammation of tissues that ...